rehemu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَحِمَ (raḥima).

Verb

-rehemu (infinitive kurehemu)

  1. to have mercy on, to pity

Conjugation
Conjugation of -rehemu
Positive present -narehemu
Subjunctive -rehemu
Negative -rehemu
Imperative singular rehemu
Infinitives
Positive kurehemu
Negative kutorehemu
Imperatives
Singular rehemu
Plural rehemuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurehemu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lirehemu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kurehemu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narehemu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninarehemu/narehemu tunarehemu
2nd person unarehemu mnarehemu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarehemu wanarehemu
other classes positive subject concord + -narehemu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rehemu)
Singular Plural
1st person sirehemu haturehemu
2nd person hurehemu hamrehemu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) harehemu hawarehemu
other classes negative subject concord + -rehemu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarehemu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tarehemu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rehemu)
Singular Plural
1st person nirehemu turehemu
2nd person urehemu mrehemu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arehemu warehemu
other classes positive subject concord + -rehemu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirehemu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerehemu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerehemu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirehemu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirehemu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arehemu)
Singular Plural
1st person narehemu twarehemu
2nd person warehemu mwarehemu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) arehemu warehemu
m-mi(III/IV) warehemu yarehemu
ji-ma(V/VI) larehemu yarehemu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) charehemu vyarehemu
n(IX/X) yarehemu zarehemu
u(XI) warehemu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwarehemu
pa(XVI) parehemu
mu(XVIII) mwarehemu
Perfect positive subject concord + -merehemu
"Already" positive subject concord + -mesharehemu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarehemu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kirehemu
"If not" positive subject concord + -siporehemu
Consecutive karehemu / positive subject concord + -karehemu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karehemu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nirehemu -turehemu
2nd person -kurehemu -warehemu/-kurehemuni/-warehemuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrehemu -warehemu
m-mi(III/IV) -urehemu -irehemu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lirehemu -yarehemu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirehemu -virehemu
n(IX/X) -irehemu -zirehemu
u(XI) -urehemu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kurehemu
pa(XVI) -parehemu
mu(XVIII) -murehemu
Reflexive -jirehemu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rehemu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -rehemuye -rehemuo
m-mi(III/IV) -rehemuo -rehemuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -rehemulo -rehemuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rehemucho -rehemuvyo
n(IX/X) -rehemuyo -rehemuzo
u(XI) -rehemuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -rehemuko
pa(XVI) -rehemupo
mu(XVIII) -rehemumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rehemu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yerehemu -orehemu
m-mi(III/IV) -orehemu -yorehemu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lorehemu -yorehemu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorehemu -vyorehemu
n(IX/X) -yorehemu -zorehemu
u(XI) -orehemu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -korehemu
pa(XVI) -porehemu
mu(XVIII) -morehemu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
  • rehema (“mercy, compassion”)
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